Wire-winding machine



Aug. 7, 1928.

WIRE WINDI NG MACHINE Filed Jan. e, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet l ug W. S. BISEL Er AL WIRE wINDING MACHINE Filed Jan. 26, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Aug. 7, 192s. 1,679,804

. W. S. BISEL ETAL WIRE WINDING MACHINE Filed Jan. 26. 1927 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 mgm Patented Aug. 7, 1928.

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appuation med yJanuary 2e, 1927. semi no. 163,785.

i The specific intentionof this invention-is ythe provision of af machine .for lwinding a spring wire about anobject, such asa core,

which maybe form, and solid or tubular al outline.

circular, straight or of other and which may be `yieldia'ble, or not,

and yof any cross section- One of the principal objects -of the invention is the provisionl of .a .machine `for the purpose .aforesaid which is rapid and automatic,

in operation, simple in construction,

etiicientin action and capable of producing an article uni ance throughout.l

'form in structure and vappear- Vhilev the drawingsillustrate a preferred embodiment understood .that in of the invention,

it is to be adapting the .means to meet specific needsl and .requirements the g design may ,be Vvaried and such other ychanges in the minor-detailsot yconstruction may be resorted to within as claimed,without thereof.

the scope of the invention departing from thegspirit For a full understandingoftheinvention and the merits thereof, reference .is to he had to the following description and the drawings hereto attached, in which,'k

Figure 1 is a front viewoffa wire winding machine embodying the invention,

Figure 2 is a side .view ofthe machine.

yFigure 3 is a detail view inside 'elevation ot thereel, the carrier for the reel, kthe circular track upon which the reel carrier is mounted and a pair of guiderol-lers. for the core, the latter being in .section.

Figure 41 is a. top plan View `oftheinachine. Figure `5 Visa detail view of a portion of Athe reel carrier and the supporting track therefor.

Figure 6 is an enlarged transverse Ysectional view ot the reel car-ier and its track,

Figure 7 is an enlarged plan view oftheoperating mechanism. f

.Corresponding and like .parts are referred to v in the following'` .natedA .in the severa by like referencecharacters.

description .and degigl yviews of the-,drawings The machine embodies a supporting frame includinga bed 1 and-supporting legs 'erup- `rights 2, which are connected .by sui-table lcross piecesl .which `likewise .receive andvsup` port certain parts.-

The bed 1 -is preferably of circular outline and its :middleportienis omitted, :as indicate dmost clearly in Figure 4, for lightness and to admit of 'ready access to all parts of .the work, A side/portion of the bed is narrow andthe opposite side portion wide, as shown most clearly in Figure 4, .andthe operating-mechanism is associated with the wide `portion of the bed. vAfcircular track 3 is mounted upon the wide portion of the bed 1- vand is disposed perpendicular thereto. The track?) is formed in its outer periphery with a channel in which the reel carrier y5 is mounted. For convenience of construction .and assembling ofthe parts the track '3 comprises complemental parts, as

assumons .or ONE- Ashown most clearlyin Figure, which are bolted or otherwiseconnected. A portion of the track 3 is cut away, asindicated at J6,y to provide for the ingress and egress of thecore, xand this cut away vportion' .is preferably located at the top,..as shown ymost clearly in Figure. rlhetraek Bis disposedso that its center coincides with :the core 7 about which the wire is -tobe wound.

The carrier 5 vconsists of la ring which is .tootheduponits outer peripheral edge, Yas indicated at 8. The carrier 5 is seated yin the channel LLof .the track 3 and ia .portion is removable, Vas indicatedfat 9, to provide `for the lngress vand .egress .'of :the core 7 Theremovable Iportion 9 is retained .in Aplaceby .matching tongues andgrooves andbolts 10, or like Vfastening's,f ,passing transversely `through ythe kmatching :elements when the .part 9 is .in place.. When the bolts 10 are .removed the part?) lmay bedetached .and when thel'carr'ier 45 is adjustedto bri-ng' the .space formed Aby remove-lof thepart 9 in registering position ywith the ,gap o rfcut away portionf of the track'the' annular core 7 may be readily placed in position. or removed `from the .machine as required, The carrier g5 is adapted to berotated bymeansot-agear `.wheel 11 which Iis fast toa shaft 12, the .teeth ofthe gear wheel, 11 .meshing with the teeth 8.of the carrier -5.` f

A pluralityofrollers 13 are mounted upon the bed land disposed about the samefi'n ysuitable position and number 'to properly A,support the core 7 about which the wire isto be wound. The axes `of the -rollers 13 yare vdisposed horizontally and .radially and the rollers .are yso positionedas to lsup ort the 'core'agproper `distance above the lbe 1 to coincidewith the center of the circular trackf3. Outer rollers 14 are provid-ed in .irs and are ,located upon opposite-sides 'of t e-traek to removed therefrom, as required.

sustain the core 7 during the action of winding the wire therearound. The axes of the rollers 14 are disposed vertically and said rollers are grooved to receive the core 7, as indicated most clearly in Figure 3 to prevent vertical displacement thereof in the winding of the wire thereon. rThe rollers 111 are adjustable laterally and are mounted in brackets' 15 which are clamped to the bed 1 in the required adjusted position by means of thumb nuts 1G mounted upon the upper ends of bolts passing vertically through the bed 1. The rollers 14 are moved apart. to admit of the ingress and the egress of the core 7 and when the core is in position the rollers 14 are brought together to engageopposite sides of the core and prevent veru tical and lateral movement'thereof during the winding of the wire thereon. 1

A feed roller 17 is provided for advancing the core 7, as the wire is wound therearound.

The feed roller 17 is corrugated, or otherwise "roughened to insure a positive feed and is lixed'to the upper end of' a vertical shaft 18 which issuitably mounted in bearings Vapplied to the supporting frame. A; worm gear 19 fast tothe shaft 18 is in mesh with a worm 20, forming a part of the 4shaft 12. The shaft 12 may be driven in any determinate way and when power is taken from Van engine the same will be transmitted by a drive belt, not shown, adapted to cooperate with albelt pulley 21 fast to the outer end of the sliaft'l2. VA groove pulley 22,similar to the pulleys 14 is adjustably mounted upon the bed 1 and coacts with the feedv pulley 17, the core 7 being held between the pulleys 17 and 22 with sutlicient pressure vtoinsure a positive feed of the core' 7 when the machine is in operation.A The pulley 22 is mounted in a bracket .15, similar to that forming a mount for the pulleys 14 and this bracketis adapted to be secured tothe bed in the required' adjusted position, and is made adjustable to admit of the core being placed between .the pulleys 17 andl 22 or A suitable reel 23 `is mounted upon the carrier 5 and receives the wire 24 which is adapted to be wound about the core-7.` The reel 23'is loosely mounted upon anpaXle 25r mounted in the carrier 5 and a tension device 26 mounted 'upon 4the axle 25 exertsl a i pressure against a side ofthe reel to insure a resistance being offered to the rotation thereof, whereby to'tension the wire 24 and insure its uniform winding about .the core 7. A guide 27 secured at its outer end to the carrier 5, has its inner endpositioned to direct the wire'24 and insure its uniform winding about the core. The guide 27 consists of an arm which is braced by means of a stay 28 which is llikewise attached at its outer end "to the carrier 5.

The core 7 of annular formation is placed for adjusting the work, a reel mounted upon the carrier and rotatbeen removed. The pairs of rollers 14 and the rollers 17 and 22 are spaced apart to v receive the core and after the latter has been properly positioned upon thel bed the part 9 of the carrier 5 is replaced and the several rollers,y previously spaced apart are brought together lagainst lopposite sides ofthe core to maintain fit in .'place. The fend of the wire 24 is attached to the core 7 in any determinate way and vthe machine is set in motion with the result that the annular carrier 5 is rotated about the circular track 3, thereby carrying the reel 23 around the core 7 'and winding the wire thereon. Atl the same time the core is advanced by the rotation of the feed roller 17,- the movement being'such as'to wind the wire 24 uniformly and closely about the core, it being under-y stood that the mechanism is timed so as t0 eflect the desired result.` The wire 24 possesses a spring action and is of 'required gage. After the'core 7 has been'c'ompletely Vcovered with a winding of the wire the machine is stopped and the partA 9 removed lthe machine, the ends of the wire being secured or made fast in any determinate way. Having thus described the invention, we claim: i

1. A winding machine of the character specified, 'comprising horizontally disposed rollers for supporting the work, vertically disposed rollers adapted to receive the work therebetween and adjustable laterally toprovide for the ingress and the egress of the work, a rotaryicarrier and a reel mounted upon the carrierv and'rotatable therewith toV carry the strand and wind it about the work.

2. A wire winding machine of the character speciiiedfcomprising horizontally disposed work supporting rollers, vertically disposed rollers adapted to receive the work therebetween and adjustable laterally to provide for the ingress and the egress ofthe work, a feed 'roller adapted to cooperate with `one' of the vertically disposed rollers a rotary carrier and able therewith to wind the strand about the work.

3. A` machine forwind'ing wire about an annular core of a tire, the same comprising a bed, horizontally disposed core supporting rollers, vertically disposed rollers for receiving the core therebetween, means for adjusting the vertical rollers laterally, a feed roller, a circular track yhaving an upper porN tion out away, an annular carrier mounted upon the track, and toothed upon its outer edge and having a part removable and adapted to register with the eut away portions of the track and the egress of the core, a reel for receiving the wire mounted upon the rotary carrer, means for creating a tension upon the reel to oHer a resistance to the unwindng of to provide for the ingress the wire therefrom, la

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guide for vthe wire 10 attached to and rotatable with the carrier, f 

